The Yoga of Arjuna's Griefअर्जुन विषाद योग
अर्जुन उवाच — सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत॥
arjuna uvacha — senayorubhayormadhye ratham sthapaya me'chyuta
Arjuna said: O infallible Krishna, please place my chariot between the two armies.
Arjuna addresses Krishna as 'Achyuta' — the infallible one. His request to survey both armies before battle shows his warrior instinct, but this will also lead to his emotional crisis.
Arjuna addresses Krishna as 'Achyuta' — the infallible one. His request to survey both armies before battle shows his warrior instinct, but this will also lead to his emotional crisis.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच — धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः। मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय॥
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra, eager to fight, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do?
सञ्जय उवाच — दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा। आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्॥
Sanjaya said: Seeing the army of the Pandavas arrayed in military formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Drona and spoke these words.
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्। व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता॥
Behold, O teacher, this mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arranged in formation by your own talented disciple, the son of Drupada (Dhrishtadyumna).
